Kelly Porter

High school science teacher, NGSS advocate, sustainability focused, lover of curriculum writer, and natural history enthusiast

[Kelly Porter @kporterEHS]

Took a night off from planning and grading, and what did we do? Played Photosynthesis. After taking about photosynthesis all week 😁 Gotta love being a science nerd!
#sciencefun #boardgames #scienceteacher #photosynthesis #teachinginapandemic #teacherlife

[Kelly Porter @kporterEHS]

Two weeks in! There's growth in 5/6 species. Start thinking about why other species haven't germinated yet. I can't wait to see the students' observations, & the seeds kids had at home & are observing!
#teachinginapandemic #remotelearning #biology #sciencefun #proudtobeacharger

[Kelly Porter @kporterEHS]

The first day of school class started with the song "Be More Kind." Today, perfect shirt for remote learning!

Special thank you to @frankturner
for the live virtual show & music daily to get me through every day!

#BackToSchool2020 #teachinginapandemic #Teachers #motivation

[Kelly Porter @kporterEHS]

I walk out my door every morning to my native plant yard that smells amazing. At school I'm greeted by the student designed and installed native habitats. Great way to start the day! #biology seed lab uses seeds from this yard 🤩 #nativeplants #scienceeducation #proudtobeacharger

[Kelly Porter @kporterEHS]

Day 1 success! Seeing everyone's faces was so wonderful 😃 looking forward to jumping into our first labs tomorrow
#proudtobeacharger #scienceteacher

[Kelly Porter @kporterEHS]

Getting ready for school to start tomorrow! We might not have kids physically in our rooms, but we're doing a remote lab day two 😃 Can't wait to see all those smiling faces! #backtoschool #covideducation #scienceeducation #scienceteacher

[Kelly Porter @kporterEHS]

@WWCCOC Love watching all the insects our coastal sagebrush attracts! The figeater beetles just showed up a couple weeks ago 💛💛 #beetles #nature

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[Kelly Porter @kporterEHS]

Last Friday was an amazing school spirit day. The energy from our students is spectacular! Can't wait to see what they all do for Halloween this week! 🎃
#highschool #proudtobeacharger #schoolspirit #football #teacherlife

[Kelly Porter @kporterEHS]

Movement through a membrane lab using dialysis tubing. Added a model with their predictions and revisions after data collection. Love the depth of thinking the student did! #NGSS #scientificmodeling #sciencefun #scienceeducation #chargerSTEM #biology #highschool

[Kelly Porter @kporterEHS]

Students designing labs to investigate changes in operculum rates of goldfish. Thinking about diffusion and metabolic rates. Love this lab and the creativity it inspires in students! #NGSS #sciencefun #biology #chargerSTEM #scienceteacher #scienceeducation

[Kelly Porter @kporterEHS]

Today's lab was student designed mini experiments looking at factors that affect density and layering. We can't work with air so we're simulating with water. They are fascinating to watch! #APES #chargerSTEM #sciencefun #teaching #scienceeducation #density

[Kelly Porter @kporterEHS]

Comparing the vitamin C content of different beverages, looking at the effects of time on vitamin C, and thinking about the speed of the cell cycle. Great way to end the week!
#NGSS #vitaminc #scienceeducation #chargerSTEM #sciencefun #scienceteacher

[Kelly Porter @kporterEHS]

It's strange making an adult board instead of one for my classroom. This might not look super colorful but it has some awesome NGSS basics & modeling examples! Hopefully a couple people glance at them & learn something! #NGSS #ngssphenomena #scienceeducation #scienceteacher

[Kelly Porter @kporterEHS]

Today was one of those absolutely crazy lab days. The changes happing in science education are amazing at pushing student engagement and thought! I'm also realizing that comes at a much higher teacher energy input.
#NGSS #Phenomenon #CAscience #scienceteacher #chargerSTEM

[Kelly Porter @kporterEHS]

Curriculum planning is a little different in the summer than during the school year! The change of pace is always a nice break from the chaos of the school year.
#ngss #APES #biologyteacher #chargerSTEM #teacherlife #teachersummer #proudtobeacharger #curriculumdevelopment

[Kelly Porter @kporterEHS]

If you're a science teacher looking for #phenomena inspiration, there's no better place than a museum! The @NMNH and @USBotanicGarden were amazing. I have a notebook full of ideas. Can't wait to develop new curriculum for the fall!
#scienceisfun #scienceteacher #NGSS #inspired

[Kelly Porter @kporterEHS]

@Choosy_Female Thank you for telling me about it! I never would have heard about the award if you hadn't sent it to me. This is such a great experience!!

[Kelly Porter @kporterEHS]

Thrilled to be spending the day at the @EPA! Receiving an honorable mention, and getting to see the amazing work of other educators and students from around our country is inspiring. #PIAEE2019 #ClimateChange #teach4climate #scienceteacher #sciencematters @EPAregion9

[Kelly Porter @kporterEHS]

Touring @ArmaniLab at @uscviterbi. Most of the walls & windows were writable surfaces 😃 The way lab spaces are constructed & develop personality of the scientists occupying them is fascinating! Can't wait to share photos & stories w/ my students! #teacherinspiration #scientists